The idea below from Rex is a good one but double check the details on any DVD burner before you buy. The one mentioned has multiple forms or output, S-video, composite video, etc but only one input mode and that is DV IEEE 1394. Your VHS player probably only has analog output and will not work on the unit mentioned. There are others that do have multiple inputs but cost more.
Belkin used to sell the USB VideoBus II for video capture device for about $70.00 with Mac drives. I don't see it on their new website but I have one and would be willing to loan it to you if you like. You can contact me off list if interested at fhammitt at msn.com. As Brian O'N has already mentioned if you have or have assess to a DV Video camera you can set it up as a pass through device and record directly into the Mac. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Rex Baldazo Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 3:49 PM To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Subject: Re: MacGroup: VHS to DVD One option to consider is that standalone DVD recorders are under $100 nowadays. After rebate this one at CircuitCity is actually just $80: http://tinyurl.com/gc8am You presumably already have the VHS player, so just plug it into the DVD recorder and burn a copy. --- Rex. On 3/20/06, Greg Schoettmer <Greg at knightsridgefarm.com> wrote: > I'm sure that this question ahs been asked a million times before but > what's the best way to convert videotapes to DVD? Rather than but a $300 > VHS/DVD machine, there must be a way to plug my VCR into my Mac and burn a > DVD. Any quick, simple, cheap solutions? > > Greg > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be March 28 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be March 28 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be March 28 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
